Nina Christen (born 7 February 1994) is a Swiss sports shooter.[2] She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games, winning bronze in 2020.[3] Winning the 50 m rifle three positions event with an Olympic record, Christen became the first Swiss to claim a gold medal in women's Olympic shooting.[4] She also won Bronze in the 10m air rifle event.[5]
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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stans, Switzerland[1] | 7 February 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Torben Grimmel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Nina Christen Archived 18 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine in: Olympic.com, 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Nina Christen". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Nina Christen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Nina Christen wins women's 50m rifle 3 positions in Olympic Record". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland's Nina Christen wins 50-meter 3-position rifle gold". ESPN. ESPN Enterprises. Associated Press. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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